The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-11
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SCHWAB AND FIELDEN I'M
PRIsONED FOR LIFE,
And Lingg Kills Himself with Ills
Fayorlte illuminate.
AStartling Surprise in the Early
Morning. Z
The Governor Says the Law Must
Take Its Course
In the Cases OF Anarchists Spies,
Fischer, Engel and Parsons,
But Extends Mercy to the Two
Penitents.
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In the Cases Of Anarchists Spies,
Fischer, Engel and Parsons,
But Extends Mercy to the Two
Penitents.
Touching Scenes ut the Jail on
Receipt of the News.
The Execution to Take Place
To.day...Lingg's Suicide.

CHlCAdO, Now lU.-SnerlH Mata0n re.
ceived at 7 o'clock this evening telegram
that the sentence OF Flelden and Echwab
had been comnuted to life imprisonment.
The other four are to hang tomorrow.
When the news was received at the jail
there was IN extraordinary arone Of &C.
ITCHY. The nowa was sent to the relatives
Of all tho condemned men, and in a shor!
time they began to arrive at the Jail. The
first Of the women to come was Mre.
schwab. Soon sttsr schwab was brought
from his cell to tho main Office. His
wife quickly advanced to him, and. throw.
ing her Hrma abou. his neck, burst into
tears. schwab returned thu embrsce in a
calm manner, and coon tho two were chat.
ting quietly together. FrI.t.'U5.i
After this Spies and Fischer wsre
brought from thtit cells and taken to the
jail library. Engsl wac brought to she
privsts otfic, o.; Mr. Fo!z This waa done
for the purpose Of allowing the relatives
to take their last Interviews. The trst
one Of the woman 10 arrive after Mrs.
schwab was Miss Engel, the daughter Of
the condemned Anarchist. When the
two met in the private ofios there IVES au
ou.burss Of sriei, which 1t ig impossible to
deaeribo. Fa!ier and daughter clung 10
each other and s1hbed convnlsively. prz
Then came Mrs. Spies, tho mother OF
August. She had hesn waiting outside
for En- hour and hall. Her sobs could
be hoard through tho corridors oithe
building. She did not stay long in the
librnry with hsr son, snd on her exit from
tbs Jail. M!s. FISCHER Hss' admitted. She
went into the library and her lsmenta.
tons wers heard sboyo the tramp OF the
deputies, who swarned shout tho place.
But the GROWING gcene Of NIL was .S-.
THE VISIT or MIA VAN 4ANpp,
the proxy wife Of Spies. She wrs con.
Quoted to tho library by Deputy oleson.
As aha walked through the msin Office
sho betrayed no emotion. The moment
she saw August, however, her donesnor
was completely changed. There waa O
look, then gasp, ard in trics tho lovers
we're in each others arms. A bsvy Of
cuIione reportara and officers crowded
up 10 tie door Of the library, bat it was
quickly shut by the deputy. The inter
view between the prisoner aId his faith
full devotee lasted nearly half an hour.
Whet ectuslly tranepired will never be
known to tns vc,ld, bu. it wGs sufficient
to bring glimmeY OF toaTs to tie eyes Of
the old deputy. II hall su hohi the
lovers had psr!ed, and tho excitement o.
tbs entrance Of Nina had passed. =.
A fuGaay was started to ths effect THAI
echwab and fieltlsE Yould be removed to
Joliet at $3.50 o'clock, bat Jsiles Fo:S DO
clarsd he had no osdsrs to thst effect. -.
3 Sheriff Aason, after consultation with
Jsilor Fols, dessded 10 bsr the big iron
gate at tho north end OF the ;si| court,
leading into Illinois street. -Four carpets
tors were ct work Today, ioItii5ieg the
gate by prorping 1t with heavy four.inch
scaut!ing. At the bottom Of the gate
heavy hsrd wood tinbs.a have bson
epiked. Ropes will bs placed ecross the
street at every corner al the jail building
tomorrow, end coraon OF police, npu.
berin0 zoo, will be esasioned about .hiS in:
closure to koep tho crowds back.
Up to 1l:45 Tonight everything ID quiet
throughout the city. No indiostlopa o!
disturbance have been reported from any
quarter. The fact that the authorities
havs taken every precaution to prevent
trouble and Gro fully prepared f,r any
emergency, is almost c guarantee that
everything will be passed Oh quietly to.
morrow, Es=-S I
The Sheriff has decided to taxa Schwab
and Fiolden to tho peultsntisry at. once.
They will be taken 10 Jolist Tonight,
strongly guarded by a force; of deputy
sheriffs. Tais action was decided on by
Sheriff Ais!son IS coon as the Governors
communication was received. 4
q TRYING TO DELAY TIE EXECUTION. M.